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Therefore vs Alternatively - What's the difference?

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In conjunctive|lang=en terms the difference between therefore and alternatively

is that therefore is (conjunctive) consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated while alternatively is (conjunctive) (used to link a pair of possibilities).

As adverbs the difference between therefore and alternatively

is that therefore is (conjunctive) for that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated while alternatively is in an alternative way.

therefore

English

Adverb

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  • (conjunctive) For that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated.
  • *
    • I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come.
  • *
    • Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore ?
  • (conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.
  • * , title=(Discourse on the Method)
    • , passage=Je pense, donc je suis (I think, therefore I am)}}
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, 
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April, author=
    • , volume=100, issue=2, page=171, magazine=(American Scientist) , title= Well-connected Brains , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
  • * (rfdate), Spectator
    • He blushes; therefore he is guilty.

    Synonyms

    * (for that purpose) so, thus, to that end, to this end * (consequently) hence, then, thus, accordingly, as a result, (math)

    Derived terms

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    Statistics

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    alternatively

    English

    Adverb

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  • in an alternative way
  • * 1998 , Marie D. Hoff (editor), Sustainable Community Development , page 99:
    • Observers should keep in mind that these efforts at living alternatively are not easily undertaken; indeed, if they were, more people would be doing what they do.
  • * 2001 , Hans-Peter Martin, Is Globalization a Trap?'', published in ''Keys to the 21st Century (edited by Jérôme Bindé) on page 350:
    • Thus, we are creating a new class struggle between those who live within the social system and those who are marginalized or wish to live alternatively .
  • * 2003 , Torunn Kjølner and Janek Szatkowski, Dramaturgy in Building Multimedia Performances'', published in ''Production methods: behind the scenes of virtual inhabited 3D worlds: Volume 1 (edited by Kim Halskov Madsen), on page 127:
    • Devising obviously asks for what we understand as general creativity, like the ability to take an initiative, to invent, to think alternatively , to associate interestingly, to create metaphors and images.
  • * 2005 , Graham Meltzer, Sustainable Community: Learning from the Cohousing Model , page 3:
    • Most people living alternatively have strong pro-environmental values and, unlike many 'greens' in mainstream society, are generally able to apply their values in day-to-day life.
  • (conjunctive) (Used to link a pair of possibilities)